Sir, I'm afraid that you are imagining my agreement with you, because it is a belief, not a truth (belief =/= truth).

Perhaps you are not well versed in these terms. Let me teach you, because teaching is the greatest teacher, and teaching begets knowledge, knowledge begets wisdom and wisdom begets freedom. Let me explain, because this information is esoteric and not many people know about it.

sound_identify (which we will call S from now) = truth(T)(^2) - imagination(I)
In order for the truth of the origin of the sound to be valid, we must be sure it is not being caused by something else.
So: S =/= (T(^2) - I= S).

I am ascribing truth a square because it is more valuable, in my opinion, than imagination. What about you?

Make sense now?

Now, why did you drop my milk contention? Is it because you are aware that it is an example that demonstrates your flawed calculations about reality and imagination?

Exactly. Therefore, it is true that I did not know, and that I now know, making it truth, knowledge and a presently forming memory. So therefore, the questions was not answered with imagination, but by investigation, because "I don't know" is an investigable question.

I don't know =/= I have to imagine it

Also, 'have to' is imperative. If you don't care about the answer to the question, why do you have to imagine it?
Is it currently snowing in East Germany? At the moment, this question doesn't interest me, so I will not think about it nor investigate it nor imagine it. Therefore, I don't know =/= have to imagine. But if I DID want to know, instead of imagining it, I could Google it, and then I would know it.

I already explained that you know the sound is caused by something specific when it meets the following criteria:
Sound_Source_Incorrect =/= (T(^2) - I= S).

Also, I have already explained that one can identify the true source of the sound by performing independent, corroborative sensory audits to ensure one has identified the correct object.

- Fundamentally insubstantial debate- Nothing worth reading here- If you don't know the answer to a question, there are other ways of finding the answer than guessing and/or imagining- I'm not even entirely sure what this debate was about...?

Reasons for voting decision: Con is correct in his milk/fridge example insofar as I don't need my imagination to answer that question. Con was also easier to read, with fewer grammatical errors and peculiarities. Thus, I vote Con.

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